Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 450 Autumn Fu ([-])

Thinking of the fate of Goujiazhuang, Huang Tikun couldn't help feeling terrified.The death of the third brother at the hands of the Kun bandits doesn't count, is it really going to destroy their family?

Thinking of my father suddenly sending my eldest brother and son to Fucheng to buy land and set up Xinzhuangzi a few days ago, and brought a lot of silver with me.At first he was puzzled, the family had no plans to buy land, and the elder brother was originally the head of the village, and he rarely left Zhuangzi, let alone for such a long time—could it be that his father had already made the worst plan, Planning to leave a retreat for the Huang family in Fucheng?

He broke out in a cold sweat immediately, and said cautiously: "Master, should we repair the wall of the village..."

After the defeat at Bairentan, although Huang Shoutong was injured, he paid attention to his own defense all the time, guarding against revenge from the thieves.In the past few months, the wall of the village has been raised, piers have been built, artillery and bird guns have been brought from the mainland, and a large amount of gunpowder and iron have been collected and manufactured.Food was stored and several wells were newly dug.

The township braves were on guard day and night, and such tense days lasted for a long time, and did not end until the Lingao Political Consultative Conference was held.

Since he reported the situation at the meeting, Dad didn't pay much attention to the defense of Huangjiazhai.Just pay attention to the intrusion of bandits and pirates in general.Huang Tinkun also knew that no matter how well the wall was built, it would not be able to withstand the guns of the Kun bandits.People want to destroy themselves, anytime and anywhere.

After all, the taste of human beings for knives and me for fish is not good. The Huang family and his son have been secretly discussing how to deal with the robbers for several months.

Temporarily withdrawing the minions and laying the female on the ground is naturally the best choice at the moment, but they think that the gang thief will not let them go.The way to achieve long-term peace and stability is naturally to bring in the officers and soldiers to carry out the suppression.

The government's army is theoretically spread all over the island, and there are guards in this county, but the only ones who can really fight are the more than 2000 officers and troops in Baishashui Village, Haikou Qianhusuo, Qiongzhou Prefecture.

Although Huang's father and son were highly valued by the county in Lingao, they were nothing more than local tyrants after all.Not to mention that General Tang Shen in Qiongshan County would not buy into his account at all, even the thousands of households in this county would not bother to pay attention to him.Huang Shoutong had had enough of their white eyes since he was a boy.

They have no ability, but they all have high eyesight and low abilities; they are incompetent, and they don't allow others to show their abilities; they don't want to do things, and they have to fight for credit.This is the general conclusion Huang Shoutong came to after decades of cooperation with the government and the army.In addition to suppressing the riots of the Li people who had few iron tools and used bamboo and wood as soldiers, the officers and soldiers were brave enough to fight, but their performance at other times is really not flattering.

Even if General Tang Shen is willing to go all out, he is no match for this gang of thieves.To wipe out the Kun bandits, the entire province must be wiped out.It is possible to dispatch [-] to [-] soldiers and [-] to [-] large ships.Huang Shoutong himself was taken aback by this number.This must have mobilized [-] to [-] people!

This is far beyond Huang Shoutong's ability to handle affairs.So things cooled off.

Seeing that he was about to become a chicken to be killed now, the Huang family father and son couldn't help but put this matter on the agenda again.

"Building the wall is useless," Huang Shoutong said, "We still need to call in the army to attack."

"This matter is difficult—" Huang Tikun had thought about it a long time ago, but there was still no good way to get along and invite the officers and soldiers.

"Of course we can't do it on our own, but what about the gentry in the county," Huang Shoutong said, "don't they want to build Zhangtian now? Can the big gentry be willing? If we get in touch, maybe we can initiate a joint effort Write a note."

It is not a trivial matter for the gentry in the county to write a letter to the province. Regardless of the governor or governor, they must have an attitude.If people are sent to do some more activities, the matter of the government and army's suppression may have a clue.

"Son, send someone to do some activities!" Huang Tikun was young after all, and when he heard that something was promising, he immediately took action.

"Slow down!" Huang Shoutong stopped him, "Don't worry. Everyone hasn't seen the true face of the Kun thief at this moment, and probably many people haven't realized it yet, so they plan to make a compromise. Wait for Lao Ba and the others to make a fuss about Lingao. When the sky is angry and the people are complaining, everyone will naturally be of one mind."

"Father saw and taught it!"

"Also, from tomorrow onwards, you still go to the county school, listen to what the students have to say, and fan the flames by the way. If the students in the whole county can also submit a letter, this matter will be more secure gone."

"Okay, after you go back to the county, go see Mr. Liu." Huang Shoutong told him, "Go and ask him what he thinks—you might as well be straight to the point with Mr. Liu. He probably doesn't have any land, but the acres entrusted to him probably don't exist. Few. He can't stay out of it."

"My son understands."

"There is also Zhang Youfu, and I have to visit him a few times."

"This man is determined to do things for the thieves, so I went to pay him a visit..."

"Hmph, Zhang Youfu is an old cunning man, so he may not really sell himself. Anyway, I don't expect him to help in this matter--he is close to the gangster, you should go and see him more, and find out what he has to say."

The grain households in the county, as long as they are of a certain scale, have spent the past few days in a panic. As soon as the night fell, the family members in charge gathered under the lamp and whispered, discussing the countermeasures for Zhangtian.The belongings that were originally dug out will be buried again, and some people will rush to buy a boat ticket to Qiongshan, and send the boxes and luggage to relatives in Qiongshan County and neighboring counties.

The tickets of Gaoguang Shipping Co., Ltd. suddenly sold well, and this abnormal phenomenon was reported to the General Administration of Political Science and Security by the port office and the shipping company at the same time. Ran Yao didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly sent someone down to investigate.

"Outflow of property?" Wu De glanced at Zhou Botao who hurriedly came to report to him.

"That's right, after the grain came out, the grain households in the county were in a state of turmoil. The transfer of property to other counties is very serious."

"Well, let them transfer it." Wu De said, "They can't take the land anyway, and we don't care about silver and copper coins."

"You mean—"

"It's not a bad thing for us that they left Lingao automatically." Wu De glanced at the report.

The big households cannot take away the land, nor can they take away the long-term workers and tenants.The land and population left behind naturally became their property.It's a pity that most people still have to stick to their positions—or, let Chen Minggang and his gang make a complete disturbance and put some pressure on them.

"Damn, it turns out that you have this skill, it is to carry out land reform in disguise."

"No, it's not land reform." Wu De shook his head, "It's just a side effect." He then asked, "Has the surveillance report come out?"

"Out." Zhou Botao took out a few pages.

"Are there any important dry goods?"

"You must be interested in something," Zhou Botao said, "Huang Tikun, the son of Huang Shoutong, the leader of the township bravery who fought with us last year, has returned to the county school to study."

"Oh, that old guy who rushed through the ditch majesticly and fell off the horse after persisting for a few minutes." Wu De still remembered this old man-he left a deep impression on the traversers back then, "I remember he didn't die .”

"I ran away with a little injury, and then I became more honest. During the negotiation meeting, he sent his second son, Huang Tinkun, to hold the meeting. Whether it is a reasonable burden or an attitude of suppressing bandits, he is very cooperative."

"and then?"

Zhou Botao handed over the Huang family's file, "It seems that this old boy has some tricks behind his back."

Wu De opened the monitoring report, and Zhou Botao introduced: "Huang Tikun said he came to the county school to study, but he is just a newborn, and I haven't seen him come since the county school was repaired. This time he came suddenly, and his behavior is very suspicious."

The report listed that after he came to the county seat, he immediately called on several major gentry in the county, and also went to meet Liu Dalin, and the two talked for almost two hours.The eyeliner who developed in the county school's handyman also reported: Huang Tingkun talked about Qiu Fu with the students intentionally or unintentionally when he was taking a break.

"It's really suspicious."

"Moreover, the Huang family should belong to the most dangerous 'reactionaries'," Zhou Botao talked eloquently. "According to Zhang Youfu's revelation, Huang Shoutong and Liu Dalin were the two most active in taking hostile actions after D-Day. Moreover, the Huang family and us are There is a personal enmity - the third son of his family was beaten to death by Guo Yi. So this time Huang Tikun's actions may have ulterior motives."

"Then keep staring at him and see what he wants to do." Wu De said with a smile, "Actually, I don't object to a few loyal ministers and righteous men from big households."

"Don't deal with him right now?"

"Just keep an eye on him, don't let him make trouble. Now we have to clean up the subordinates, and it's not the turn of the gentry yet."

After cleaning up Chen Minggang's group of subordinates, the next step is to clean up a few disobedient big families to make an example.This is the stated goal of the Executive Committee.Boil the frogs in warm water, one by one.

"How's work on Saturday?"

"The rumors have been released, and people have been sent to watch him," Zhou Botao said, "I can't find out what's wrong with Zhou Qi and Qiu Hong for a while..."

"There is no trick, do you want to create tricks!"

"This—" Zhou Botao knew what he meant, but this matter was not easy: the ancients were not fools.It's too rudimentary, people may not believe it, "I'll think about it again."

"Hurry up, there are more opportunities for Zhou Qi and his master to be alone recently. It's time to frame him." Wu De intends to create a serious gap between Zhou Qi and his master, and then win him over.

One purpose of wooing Zhou Qi is to have him act as a consultant.What are the ills and ways of cheating in the old grain and tax collection system... This is a secret in this special industry, and you can't see it even if you read many ancient books. Zhou Qi has followed Chen Minggang for more than ten years, and the accumulation in this area must be a lot of.

The other purpose is to allow them to expose the subordinates when they are liquidated—since Zhou Qi is Chen Minggang's big apprentice, he must know a lot about the scandals in the subordinate class of the yamen, and it is a good material to criticize people .Most people always associate personal morality with public affairs.Scandals in personal morality can not only punish people, but also make them popular with the public.

(End of this chapter)